Best designed coin?

I think the UK's 2 pound is pretty cool.

But my fave was the old pre-decimal UK thrupenny bit.
A gold (in colour) dodecahedron with portcullis on reverse, worth 1/80 of a pound.

The only NZ coins I see are the dollars I carry in the car for parking meters.

@wolfgang59 said
I think the UK's 2 pound is pretty cool.

But my fave was the old pre-decimal UK thrupenny bit.
A gold (in colour) dodecahedron with portcullis on reverse, worth 1/80 of a pound.

The only NZ coins I see are the dollars I carry in the car for parking meters.

The Italian 500 Lira coin from the 1980's is rather attractive.

YouTube

https://www.jmbullion.com/gold/gold-coins/canadian-gold-maple-leafs/gold-maple-leafs/

@divegeester said
I agree, the thrupenny bit was one of the best.

One of the worst was this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50P-COIN-1973-EEC-Ring-of-Hands-Large-Old-Style-Fifty-Pence-RARE-COLLECTABLE-/202795850135

As you can see, up for sale at 1p with no takers.
Can’t think why.

@moonbus said
https://www.jmbullion.com/gold/gold-coins/canadian-gold-maple-leafs/gold-maple-leafs/

@wolfe63 said
The Italian 500 Lira coin from the 1980's is rather attractive.

@suzianne said
Wait, it's a 50p coin, right?

Why isn't it worth at least 50p?

@wolfgang59 said
I think the UK's 2 pound is pretty cool.

But my fave was the old pre-decimal UK thrupenny bit.
A gold (in colour) dodecahedron with portcullis on reverse, worth 1/80 of a pound.

The only NZ coins I see are the dollars I carry in the car for parking meters.

@soothfast said
Dodecagon, you mean. 😉

I am a US coin collector and my opinion of current US coins is very low . I believe the Buffalo nickel (1913-1938) was the greatest coin design ever . A portrait of Chief Irontail on one side and an American bison on the reverse . In mint state they are a work of art , in my opinion . The bison made a brief return in 2005 on the nickel and is a popular collector item .

@wolfgang59 said
It probably is worth at least 50p (just dive having a little dig at EU)
However it is no longer legal tender so you have to find a collector.

Large cents or "giant pennies" are my new favourite coins to collect.
Canadian and British large cents.
A huge penny/cent from the 1800's has a lot of history and they are relatively inexpensive to collect.

Does a "coined phrase" count?

🤔

Apparently the US Federal Reserve is restricted in the notes it can issue but no such restriction is placed on coins.
An idea was circulating a couple of years ago to issue a 20 trillion dollar coin.
Deposit it with the Treasury and the national debt is paid off !
That would be a nice coin to have.